Date:         Thu, 16 Aug 2001 22:20:13 -0400
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From:         Mike Callahan <raptorsrule@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Chase
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Hi Stan,

Call Patuxent River Park/Jug Bay Natural Area at 301-627-6074.  They rent
canoes and kayaks for the day.  Not sure of the prices, but they are very
reasonable.

Naturally,
Mike Callahan
Laurel, Howard County, MD
raptorsrule @juno.com

On Thu, 16 Aug 2001 17:51:53 -0400 Stan Arnold <blackrail@EARTHLINK.NET>
writes:
> Is anyone available tomorrow (Friday) to go look for the BBWD?  I
> would like
> to start looking early in the a.m. from several land locations, and
> if that
> doesn't pan out, to rent a conoe and paddle part of the Patuxent
> River in
> the Jug Bay area.  Does anyone know where one can rent a conoe?
> Does
> Jackson Landing at Jug Bay Park (PG Co.) have them for rent?
>
> If interested, please contact me privately.
>
> Stan Arnold
> Glen Burnie
> blackrail@eathlink.net
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Stasz <Jlstasz@AOL.COM>
> To: MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM <MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM>
> Date: Thursday, August 16, 2001 11:51 AM
> Subject: [MDOSPREY] Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
>
>
> >Hi Folks!
> >
> >I just finished talking with Greg Kearns of Patuxent River Park.
> He saw
> the
> >Black-bellied Whistling-Duck on Tuesday, August 14, on the Anne
> Arundel
> side
> >of the Patuxent River just north of the old railroad crossing.  He
> was in a
> >boat and setting up traps for Sora banding.  It flushed with a
> group of
> about
> >50 mallards.  This area can be seen from land at the Jug Bay
> Sanctuary.
> >
> >Later that day he talked with a group who had been canoeing.  They
> saw the
> >bird on the Anne Arundel side of the river north of the mouth of
> Mattaponi
> >Creek.  This is approximately the same area where Danny Bystrak saw
> the
> bird.
> > This area can bee viewed from Selby's Landing.
> >
> >There are several possible vantage points from land [DeLorme 38,
> A-1]
> >
> >On the Prince George's County side:   Drive east from Rt. 382
> [Croom Road]
> on
> >Croom Airport Road.   After several miles, turn left into the park
> and
> >continue to (1) Jackson Landing at Patuxent River Park[note the
> boat-landing
> >symbol].  This is the Patuxent River Park headquarters.  Phone #
> 301-647-6074
> >for more information. [the park road is not shown on the DeLorme
> map].
> Take
> >Croom Airport Rd.  all the way to the end to (2) Selby's Landing
> [note
> >boat-landing symbol].  On Saturday, you may have to walk the last
> half-mile
> >or so to the landing.  On Sunday the gate sould be open as part of
> the
> >Chesapeake Wildlife Driving Tour, a one-way drive that ends at
> Merkle WMA.
> >
> >On the Anne Arundel side:  (3) Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary.
> >http://www.crosswinds.net/~jugbay/jugbay.html
> >
> >Check with the Patuxent River Park to ask about launching
> regulations,
> fees,
> >and possible boat tours from Jackson Landing.
> >
> >Good Birding!
> >
> >Jim
> >
> >Jim Stasz
> >North Beach MD
> >jlstasz@aol.com
> >
>
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